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I believe the NY Times reported the returns were 11%, not 18%. Regardless, every year we see teams with mid-range payrolls in the playoffs. Spending is not The Answer. Good scouting and smart spending are The Answers. It is proven each year.

Spending by itself indeed is not the answer. The Mets themselves taught as that in 1992-3 and consistently throughout the early 2000s.

But neither is stocking your team with players from the thrift store. At some point, you gotta spend money to win.

Spending by itself indeed is not the answer. The Mets themselves taught as that in 1992-3 and consistently throughout the early 2000s.

But neither is stocking your team with players from the thrift store. At some point, you gotta spend money to win.

No you don't.

"You don't know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do."

I can show you dozens and dozens of teams who spent a fortune in in the offseason only to fail to reach .500. You would have had a great time last year as a Florida Marlin fan huh? I bet it would be amusing task to dig up old posts with your opinions of their moves last offseason.

Does anyone expect this team to win a WS with just home grown players?

You would have to find a pretty naive Met fan to believe that's possible.

But a good foundation with your own guys is still an important part of winning.

Ideally i hope this team can turn into the Texas Rangers (it's a longshot obviously) but i would love to have a farm system with that type of depth and the ability to add FA or significant payroll via trade.

Does anyone expect this team to win a WS with just home grown players?

You would have to find a pretty naive Met fan to believe that's possible.

But a good foundation with your own guys is still an important part of winning.

Ideally i hope this team can turn into the Texas Rangers (it's a longshot obviously) but i would love to have a farm system with that type of depth and the ability to add FA or significant payroll via trade.

I can show you dozens and dozens of teams who spent a fortune in in the offseason only to fail to reach .500. You would have had a great time last year as a Florida Marlin fan huh? I bet it would be amusing task to dig up old posts with your opinions of their moves last offseason.